Final B9 Build Video. 2.5 years in the making.

If you've been following this B9 Robot from Lost In Space build you know it started as a box of space junk. Two and a half years later I can finally say he's ready to go home to his owner. In this vid I'll show how he turned out and some of what he can do. Enjoy.

[@zudemaster]

Wake up and he's standing by your bed screaming DANGER DANGER !!!!!!!!

[@DavidSchulpius]

LOL! I truly hope not!!! Funny,

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

How about on a Monday: "It Does Not Compute"?!

[@George-pp2hr]

Truly remarkable. Where can I get one? Almost able to to perform on its own! That silly lovable ninny.😧😯😲😳👍✌️

[@NicleT]

My Cybergod!! This is the most advanced achievement of the B9 Robot I ever saw! Congratulations for all this awesome work.

[@DavidSchulpius]

Thanks. That is very nice of you to say.

[@robert-wr9xt]

@@DavidSchulpius It is true. The location makes B-9 even more futuristic. Great paint and lights. Communication and sequencing are authentic and fun. Thanks.

[@robert-wr9xt]

2:45 Cut sequence reveals a WTF?

[@randallcastillo2179]

You are so awesome to do this with the robots...love seeing this again. Thank you.

[@DavidSchulpius]

Thank you!!

[@captainrick9379]

Well Dave, That is incredible! If I wouldn't have followed the process my self I would not believe that is the same box of junk you started out with 2.5 years ago ! It has been great watching him be reborn! And even better then before! Thanks so much for sharing! I will be watching for the next project! Keep us posted on any update on your b9! 😊👍... Oh and THANKS Jeff For helping out the the filming! Good Job! 👍

[@DavidSchulpius]

Hi Cap! I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for the kind words. It has been a long journey with this one and I think it turned out pretty good. Thanks for hanging in there with me. Not sure what the next project will be. I have lots of them collected and waiting to go. Stay tuned!

[@orlandoguardarama500]

That was osome great job thanks for those wonderful memories of lost in space

[@DavidSchulpius]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jorgegonzagafilho3166]

This B-9 Robot is a dream !

[@pault5557]

When he did BENDER, I lost it!!!!🤪 and R2D2 “what a hack!”

[@DavidSchulpius]

LOL. Ya, Bender has over 35 voice clips in this robot. I have to plug the kids ears when ever he speaks.

[@pault5557]

“Bite my shiny metal ass!” ??? 🤪

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

The lights between the two robots are synchronized!

[@donaldwiller9238]

Great job 👏

[@TonyEllisUK]

Fantastic build - such incredible engineering!

[@DavidSchulpius]

Thanks old friend. That means a lot coming from you.

[@GrantTarredus]

He’s just glorious!

[@DavidSchulpius]

Wow, thank you!

[@mrtmiller7993]

GREAT WORK DAVE! I finally got around to watching this latest update. And to think I knew your robot when he lived back in WI and before he retired to Sunny FL to perfect all his tricks. Enjoy!

[@DavidSchulpius]

Thanks Todd! My robot askes about you all the time and misses you! LOL. Enjoy the winter weather that's on it's way to you. Great for Hokey!

[@gaynelchristofferson4210]

​@@DavidSchulpiusà aww

[@startrekstuntman]

Amazing! Bob and Dick would be proud!

[@stevenmay2937]

dude.. that is one of the coolest things ive ever seen. id love one for myself but not good enough to pull that off. great job

[@DavidSchulpius]

Thanks! I appreacheate that.

[@sramz100]

I think you can safely include Roboticist on your resume. I am happy to learn that there are other people of my generation that love LIS like I do. It makes me feel more normal somehow...

[@DavidSchulpius]

LOL!

[@THX-vb8yz]

Excellent job...... love it!

[@jjalexg82]

Nice B9 build. Great work.

[@user-ht1xu4gv2u]

Awesum. Bubble headed booobie

[@seanmcdonough4902]

I AM TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY ! I HAD THE R/C IDEA Wen I first saw a scratch built articulate B9 , someone made as a room prop, stereo.... But my idea was to make the B9 totally mobil enuff to roll OUTSIDE on 4 hidden wheels via a cannibalized power wheels riding toy slaved to a R/C unit like in this video...CONGRATS ! AWESOME ! & I AM A TOUCH JEALOUS....

[@DavidSchulpius]

Thanks! I appreciate your kind words. Thanks for sharing your story and passion for our old friend.

[@jmm1000]

now theres a machine that neither foolish nor sad! CONGRATS DAVE!

[@DavidSchulpius]

LOL, Thanks brother!

[@Alias_Pistol_Pete]

Amazing, what a masterpiece

[@DavidSchulpius]

Thank you

[@luizhenriquedossantospecan8998]

I like of robot b9.ok! Thanks!!!

[@pjmanze814]

He is great!🥳 I always wanted a full-sized B-9 but after finding out how much it was well, that's when reality set in!😮

[@mikebeartx]

What a wonderful memory blast to come across this. Dave it looks like you are a genius. The only issue I have is that your camera operator needs to blow his nose or step away from the camera as you can hear him breathing like Darth Vader. I know, I know, we all get colds and flu, but it was sometimes louder than Dave talking. But, the B9 is VERY impressive!

[@DavidSchulpius]

Lol. Ya, his breathing is a little loud. Other than that he did a great job. Thanks for watching and your kind words about my work. If you're interested I have lots of other videos of me building theses two B9 robots over the years.

[@DrummerJohn]

Awesome job! Loved that robot; had the Remco . Sadly it was destroyed in the burglary of our house the night after Christmas.

[@DavidSchulpius]

Sorry to hear that

[@ejm2000you]

Amazing Work!!

[@DavidSchulpius]

Thanks! I really appreacheate your kind words.

[@PhG1961]

Waw, I'm impressed Dave ! What a nice result, congratulations. I've been following you ever since you started with EZ-Robot. What a great combination ! Good luck with the B9 and I guess we're all looking out to see what's your next (big) thing... ;-)

[@DavidSchulpius]

Thanks Phillip. I appreciate the kind words and sticking with me through this all. The next big thing? Actually ya never know. LOL. I do need to get to work on my own B9 robot and rebuild a few things. I've been putting that off until I had gotten done with this one.

[@DavidSchulpius]

No worries. Thanks for watching.

[@ossimio]

brilliant work

[@richardhince9764]

Absolutely fantastic work, amazing!!!

[@DavidSchulpius]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@kevinhorning3624]

superb work guy.

[@dondonelson7908]

Very very cool. Just ordered the robot but much smaller scale!

[@DavidSchulpius]

LOL!. Have fun with you new little friend.

[@ivoted7199]

Outstanding!

[@MobiusBandwidth]

just amazing!

[@jamesbronson8713]

Amazing work !!

[@DavidSchulpius]

Thanks !

[@philipstallino8752]

Excellent!! Love your work!! Wish you lived closer, so, you can fix button light fixture.

[@loumarich3562]

Fabulous!

[@iowa61]

Hey! That segment from the Battle of the Robots is incomplete! The Robinson Robot kicked Robbie’s tin ass! And he did it with guile-despite having a very low charge for his weapons. The truth was, the Robinson Robot was both smarter than Robbie and had superior weapons.

[@DavidSchulpius]

You bet! I can't agree more. Of course Robbie could make diamonds, emeralds and rubies in just a few days. but what good are they out in space! LOL!

[@JasonRitchie-mg7zw]

Impressive!

[@cesarriojas114]

Amazing!,,,

[@Ahkeys82]

Awesome!

[@robert-wr9xt]

Sweeeet! I am impressed. Best house guest ever. ps is B-9 programmed to hug? Asking for a friend

[@retroatx]

Dave, back in 2019 I had open heart surgery. Whilst recovering, I discovered your original B9 videos and then later, when you received this one to "patch up" I followed your progress. Now and again, I revisit them. I cannot remember at the moment but did you ever publish technical and mechanical data for your arm designs? They were and are very nice work.

[@strakere.d5872]

LOVE IT !

[@HeyitsDeirdre]

this was cool

[@MarkMaskell]

Wow.

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

Wow, thanks!

[@mariosantanna550]

MOST PERFECT

[@andrebullitt7212]

Awesome Sauce!!!!!!

[@DavidSchulpius]

Thank you! I appreciate this. If you're interested I have many more KZbin videos of me building and restoring the two Lost in Space B9 robots I done over the years. Enjoy!

[@utuBrV1oI]

Now if you could only get those light rods in the bubble to move up & down!

[@nealdoty840]

I think that's amazing I'm a little kid right now

[@mikedavis2969]

👍

[@haroldlloyd8461]

You are a genius

[@DavidSchulpius]

LOL. Now tell my wife.

[@haroldlloyd8461]

HA HA HA@@DavidSchulpius

[@EDP1]

hi david whit a beard now and looking good . awesome B9 video off a B9 in action . the voice off the ezbv4 ' i have sucsessfull connected to your network " , chould be in B9 voice . thanks for sharing .

[@DavidSchulpius]

Hi EDP, Thanks for the kind words. All the voice clips I have installed in this robot are preformed by the original voice actor that did the robot's voice. I have permission to use them by the owner. The "connect to network" voice you hear is a built in recording that is hard scripted into the EZB that does that connection. There is no way I know of to replace it. Even if I could there are no voice clips or fragments in the Robot's voice that stat that connection. I hope this makes sense.

[@EDP1]

@@DavidSchulpius yes i understand . i think ez robot itself could make that change . i would be awesome to be able to choose your own voice .

[@wintersbattleofbands1144]

I hope it was his wife who decorated. That place is a 1990s dollhouse nightmare.

[@3ccdmike]

Very cool ! 823

[@magnomarcondesmachado6308]

Sensacional

[@seanmcdonough4902]

Hi again...luv both bots....tho I prefer 1st season / 1st few episodes legs....

[@dman0044]

8:30 On the show,you pull the power pack, he would lean a little and the arms would extend out and down.

[@DavidSchulpius]

Thanks and you're correct. I decided not to do that animation in this version of the robot. Manly because he can't lean forward and his arms are fixed in the straight forward position. However my personal B9 does do this. Look at some of my earlier videos. I show this very cool animation I built into that one.

[@Enigma758]

Fantastic work, the best there is! I'm curious as to how you learned these skills. If you don't mind my asking, I'd be interested to know what your background is (EE, self-taught, other)?

[@DavidSchulpius]

Thanks Enigma758. I'm actually self thought I guess. I learned a lot from others in many different forums and I have a background in Electrical Distribution (building/maintenance/control). I was a Linemen and then a lead linemen-coordinator for almost 40 years.

[@Enigma758]

@@DavidSchulpius That's cool, thanks for sharing, you are obviously highly skilled and talented in what you do and your accomplishments are inspiring. The robot is a true work of art and a real tribute to the show and its fans!

[@DavidSchulpius]

@@Enigma758 Wow, thanks. That means a lot.

[@michaelmappin4425]

Make him sing, "Happy birthday, Paulie."

[@DavidSchulpius]

Sorry, he doesn't do custom requests.

[@michaelmappin4425]

@@DavidSchulpius Wrong robot anyhow. Haha

[@Hclann1]

Fantastic Dave. So many questions though, but I’ll save them till I get to those parts of my build. Curious though, why are you not using the crown spinner?

[@DavidSchulpius]

Thanks Herb. The answer to why I;m not spinning the crown is that I was limited in what I could do based on how the robot was built when I received it. To get more action like the crown spinning. bubble moving up and down or the finger lights moving I would have had to scrap the head section that was sent with the robot and rebuilt a new one. This would have added a lot of time to the build and lots more money charged to the owner. Thanks for your interest. I hope your B9 is doing well!

[@aztekdummy]

What? no "tip toe thru the tulips"?

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

Dave, what do you use to "pair" the computer, remote control with the Robots? USB?/Blu-tooth?

[@jonsheffield]

Nice job on the robot build, very well done. Wouldn't it have solved a lot of your problems and saved time by just putting Jeff in the robot? Also, Jeff seems to start breathing heavy when the robot moves around, was he worried the robot might attack?

[@DavidSchulpius]

LOL. You may be right!

[@buffalobraves9]

Dave, I want one of my own B-9 robots so bad but I am not the guy who can build one. Do you know of any for sale?

[@BlondieSL]

What a wonderful job you've done on our beloved B9!!! As this vid is now over 2 years old, I wonder, have you, or will you be building an API to Chat GPT (3 or 4)?? It would be so amazing if he could have more verbal autonomy. Have you improved his triggering to "Robot"? Not that I have a robot (i wish), but we do use Google Assistant and even now, in 2024, it can still be a pain in the butt when saying, "Hey google" or "Ok google". Many times, we have to say it twice. Also familiar is while he usually recognizes words, it can sometimes "hear" it wrong or just get it wrong. I guess A.I. still has a long way to go. Also, I'm wondering, at some point (if not already done) are you considering adding avoidance sensors 360 degrees so that he could walk down that hall or around other areas and not bump into things, without remote intervention? You are so lucky to have the space and ability to build this. Seriously, just a beautiful job!

[@DavidSchulpius]

Wow, thanks for the kind words. Actually this is not my robot. I built it for a friend that lives up in NY. I do however have one like this that I did build for myself. Yo may be able to see it in the background of this vid. You have good questions. I have not look closely at the new AI tech so I'm not sure how I would implement into my robot at this time. However I have thought a lot about learning soon to see how I could achieve this. As far as the voice recognition, it's only as good as the mic that is picking up the words and how the words are spoke. I find with a good headset and me speaking clearly I can get close to 99% accuracy. I haven't thought about adding sensors to avoid things. I guess I thought who ever was running the RC controller that moves him around would do that job. LOL. My personal B9 robot I mentioned above does not have motors to move him. He just stands there and looks very cool.

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

Where are Bob May and Dick Tufeld(you have the voice down great!)!

[@ernestthomas3965]

Should have edited out the heavy breathing by the cameraman. LOL

[@DavidSchulpius]

Lol

[@ernestthomas3965]

@@DavidSchulpius By the way. I love your version of the robot. I always wanted one. I'm 57 and still watch reruns of Lost in Space on Saturday nights. Great work on the Robot!👍

[@Sherwoody]

Now…if there was just a way to get lightning bolts to come out of his claws.

[@kb9vve]

Great video! Great B9.... Can the two B9's interact with each other ?

[@DavidSchulpius]

No, not at this time but what a cool idea!!!

[@user-ht1xu4gv2u]

​@@DavidSchulpiuscan Siri get in on conversation too??

[@DavidSchulpius]

@@user-ht1xu4gv2u no. Not yet

[@RedcoatsReturn]

😲😲😲 😄👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😊👍👍

[@DavidSchulpius]

Thank you. Thanks for watching!

[@ezzathawash2475]

I vaguely remember the bubble top going up and down as he powered on and off on the series. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

[@DavidSchulpius]

When powder down the bubble would fall to its lowest position. When powered up the bubble would raise all the way up then go to the middle position.

[@ezzathawash2475]

That's what I thought. I just didn't see that happening on your excellent B-9. Maybe I wasn't observant enough.@@DavidSchulpius

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

Is the "Power Pack" in the second Robot?

[@bladeeagle01]

What happened to the arms going up and down from earlier video! You need to fix that! Also the lights dont work with the voice it seems not working correctly?

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

What type of batteries?

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

How many Robot B-9s do you have?

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

He's autographed? I hope Dr. Smith did not program this Robot!

[@tonybella5641]

Is it possible to obtain a full sized, Lost in space correct, B9 today? If so, where can I purchase it?

[@DavidSchulpius]

Good question! Gorham City Cruisers makes licensed full sized replicas. I think he charges around 17K but does awesome work. Here's the link: www.gothamcruisers.com/

[@pex313]

Great video have you thought about artificial intelligence?

[@DavidSchulpius]

Yes, quite a bit. It would be wonderful to implement something like that.

[@user-ht1xu4gv2u]

​@@DavidSchulpiusno way he and Robby wood take over

[@jamesmiyashiro172]

Any chance of getting you to build one for me?

[@DavidSchulpius]

Thanks for your trust and request. I'm pretty booked up for a long time.

[@wintersbattleofbands1144]

Wait. How tall is it again?

[@DavidSchulpius]

Mine's about 6'5" or so.

[@Redfern42]

"Impressive! MOST impressive!" to quote another famous franchise. Yet, I gotta, ask, what happened with the range of arm movement? I recall your earlier experiments which demonstrated a a full retracting limb system could have the range of upward and downward movement nearly equal to actor Bob May within the suit! Specifically, this clip: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5K8iJ-Af5t2pZo&t Before seeing that video, I used to claim that was a sure way to determine if it was a performer inside a costume as opposed to animatronic mechanism because the latter could not swing around the arms like that in addition to fully pulling them inward. Yet you demonstrated it COULD be done with robotics! I hate to say it, but in a (very minor) way, this is almost a step backwards. What happened?

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

Which computer language?

[@DavidSchulpius]

I'm using Synthiam's ARC robot control software. They have a language called EZ Script that I use that's really easy to understand. However I'm currently rewriting all my scripts into Javascript. So much nicer, quicker and smoother..

[@glynnetolar4423]

Hate it when demos don't go perfectly. HA HA HA

[@jimbike8064]

Could you please call the robot a bubble headed booby in Dr. Smith's voice? 😅

[@DavidSchulpius]

You Bubble headed Booby, he said in Dr. Smith's voice. LOL.

[@rabone1968]

bit boring to be honest and I love lost in space

[@DavidSchulpius]

Lol, well, I never said I was a good actor, film director editor. I just want to show what can be done with a classic robot to make it more like what I remember from watching it in my childhood. Maybe my methods can inspire other builders to bring more of these into the world and find better way to animate them. Thanks for your comment.

[@user-ht1xu4gv2u]

​@@DavidSchulpiusdo a comedy routine similar to abbot cosetello called. Whose. On Earth?

[@gregdowd939]

U sound like a fun person to be around ...next time u have a comment in your head ...keep it there ..

[@GBSamson]

You had me until you did the patriot “Pledge of Allegiance” crap. Too bad.

[@DavidSchulpius]

Fine. Dont watch. Go away.